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Products for Q2 2008

XO Solar, a solar panel power source for the XO.

Expected for May 2008.

Products for Q1 2008

We regret most products below will only be available to developing countries initially -- except where noted (e.g. Weza's foot-powered Portable Energy Source).

Also see Peripherals for info on other products that may be in the works.

Multi-Battery Charger

Multi-Battery (Gang)Charger

• Approximately 2 hours for complete charge
  • Max of 15 Batteries on AC
  • Max of 8 Batteries via 120W solar blanket
  • Max of 10 Batteries via 150W DC source
• Input Power source: AC 100V-230V or DC 10V-28V
• Two laptop power connections to keep a laptop powered while swapping batteries
• Cost estimate, no shipping, no warranty, no overhead: $280

For more details see: Multi channel battery charger

Prototypes/Demos available in May 2008
Allow 3-4 months for production quantities, 1000+

Hand Powered Clamp Charger

Freeplay® Clamp Charger

• Cranking at 130-140 rpm yields nominal 15VDC at 1500mA
• LED indicates minimum winding speed for charging the laptop
• Cable connects directly to XO laptop
• Cost estimate: $13 each
• Detailed Specification

Prototypes/Demos available now (Dec 2007) from OLPC.
We regret products will only be available to developing countries initially.
Note: Please do NOT email your request to help@laptop.org, as they cannot order products for you.
Manufacturer: Freeplay®

Foot Power, Weza

FreePlay® Weza

• Step treadle power: 25-40 Watts
• Internal rechargeable 12V, 7Ah lead acid battery
• Can recharge from AC or DC sources as well as foot treadle
• Requires olpc specific cable to connect to XO laptop

Allow 2 months for production orders
Individual sales are possible (Portable Energy Source is tentatively $269.99) but check manufacturer web site for details: Freeplay®

Active Antenna

Active Antenna

• 802.11s wireless access point powered via USB
• Use 1-3 Active Antennas with a school server to create mesh channels for XO laptops
• Can be used to extend the range of an XO laptop
• Includes 5 meter cable with USB connector
• Cost estimate: $15-20 (not confirmed)

For more details see Peripherals/Active Antenna

Prototypes available

XS, School Server

The School Server Software provides:

• LiveCD installation
• Local Jabber service for school collaborative activities
• Web caching for easy content retrieval
• Recommended to be used with infrastructure Access Points (802.11b/g); such as Zoom 4400 AP ($40)

School Server SW can be loaded on a generic server with the following specifications:

• 1GHz+ x86 processor, 1+ GB main memory
• USB interfaces and an external disk drive
• One or more 300-500GB+ drive
• Two 100baseT network interfaces

• Cost: $600+

Software is available today

Solar Panels

XO Solar

An over-the-counter solar solution for XO by May 2008. Based in Austin, Texas Yamaplos 11:16, 19 April 2008 (EDT)

5W Solar Panel

PVMaster

• Triple-Junction thin-film silicon solar cells printed on stainless steel panels covered in weather-proof polymer
• Specifications File:SolarPanelSpec.pdf
• Catelog of products File:PVMaster Solar Catelog.pdf
• Note that you should assume <5 hours of peak sun/day even in very sunny locations

• 5Watt/14Volt panel, US$17.50 (rated charge time is powered down or suspend)
  • Complete Charge time @ rated output: 5 hours 15 minutes
  • US$12.00 ex-work plus US$5.50 (46%) S&H charge

• 7Watt/14Volt panel, US$24.50
  • Complete Charge time @ rated output: 3 hours 45 minutes
  • US$16.80 ex-work plus US$7.70 (46%) S&H charge

• 10Watt/14Volt panel, US$35.00
  • Complete Charge time @ rated output: 2 hours 40 minutes
  • US$24.00 ex-work plus US$11.00 (46%) S&H charge
  • US$69.95 retail price at XO Explosion

• 60W/17Volt blanket panel, estimated US$219
  

  Solar Panel Blanket
  • Two blankets can be used with Multi-Battery Charger DC-DC version
  • Cost estimate for 60W blanket: US$150
  • Shipping & Handling cost: US$69

These products are available today for large quantity purchases only, with a 6-8 week lead time on large orders
For more information or to place an order, please write to bill (at) pvmaster.com

ZoWii USB2.0 to Ethernet adapter

ZoWii Ethernet adapter

Connects the XO to Ethernet networks (example: turning the XO into a wired mesh portal). Useful for developers and network experimentation.

• Extremely compact, low power USB2.0 to Ethernet adapter
• Based on the ASIX chipset - driver already included in the XO

Available online